No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby
1896. Every suitor Violet's father puts forward, she finds an increasingly creative way of rebuffing because Violet has more important things on her mind: solving the mystery of her mother's vanishing.
Glorious.. it's funny from the start. * Daily Mail *
Delightfully quirky, joyful and original... it will help you bounce exuberantly into spring -- Adele Parks * Platinum *
A charming, humorous and glorious read * Woman's Weekly *
This debut is a joyous read - let's hope this isn't the last we hear from Violet * My Weekly *
If you loved Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, you'll love to snuggle up with this novel! * Chat *
Praise for No Life For a Lady: 'A GORGEOUS historical romcom with lashings of mystery... Joyful!' Sophie Irwin 'Charming, exhilarating, fabulously funny and so full of heart – Violet is the heroine I've been waiting for.' Daisy Buchanan 'So original and well written, I couldn't put it down... I can't remember rooting for a heroine as hard as I did for Violet.' Lucy Vine 'Delightful, original, cleverly crafted and completely addictive. Violet Hamilton is one of those characters who slips into your heart straight away and radiates joy. I loved it!' Hazel Prior 'Impeccably researched, with a slowly unfurling mystery at its heart, this witty and uplifting story belongs entirely to Violet – a lady determined to tackle life (and love!) on her own terms' Julietta Henderson 'Violet’s story is moving, inspiring and very, very funny; a complete triumph' Celia Anderson 'Watch out Enola Holmes - Violet Hamilton is on the case! Pure joy and utterly charming!' Faith Hogan ’Eleanor Oliphant for historical fiction fans, with a dash of detective work and mystery thrown in. I loved everything about it.’ Katie Lumsden
Delightfully quirky, joyful and original... it will help you bounce exuberantly into spring -- Adele Parks * Platinum *
A charming, humorous and glorious read * Woman's Weekly *
This debut is a joyous read - let's hope this isn't the last we hear from Violet * My Weekly *
If you loved Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, you'll love to snuggle up with this novel! * Chat *
Praise for No Life For a Lady: 'A GORGEOUS historical romcom with lashings of mystery... Joyful!' Sophie Irwin 'Charming, exhilarating, fabulously funny and so full of heart – Violet is the heroine I've been waiting for.' Daisy Buchanan 'So original and well written, I couldn't put it down... I can't remember rooting for a heroine as hard as I did for Violet.' Lucy Vine 'Delightful, original, cleverly crafted and completely addictive. Violet Hamilton is one of those characters who slips into your heart straight away and radiates joy. I loved it!' Hazel Prior 'Impeccably researched, with a slowly unfurling mystery at its heart, this witty and uplifting story belongs entirely to Violet – a lady determined to tackle life (and love!) on her own terms' Julietta Henderson 'Violet’s story is moving, inspiring and very, very funny; a complete triumph' Celia Anderson 'Watch out Enola Holmes - Violet Hamilton is on the case! Pure joy and utterly charming!' Faith Hogan ’Eleanor Oliphant for historical fiction fans, with a dash of detective work and mystery thrown in. I loved everything about it.’ Katie Lumsden
Hannah Dolby's first job was in the circus and she has aimed to keep life as interesting since. She trained as a journalist in Hastings and has worked in PR for many years, promoting museums, galleries, palaces, gardens and even Dolly the sheep. She completed the Curtis Brown selective three-month novel writing course, and she won runner-up in the Comedy Women in Print Awards for this novel with the prize of a place on an MA in Comedy Writing at the University of Falmouth. She currently lives in London.
You can follow Hannah on Twitter @LadyDolby
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| ISBN 13 | 9781804544365 |
| ISBN 10 | 1804544361 |
| Title | No Life for a Lady |
| Author | Hannah Dolby |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2023-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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